The Clifton clarion., 1887-08-31
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est section in precious minerals oi
 all Arizona.
 Probably the most important
 strike of late has been made, ac-
 cording to all reports, within half
 a mile of Morenci. The matter
 has been kept as quiet as possible,
 and assays of ore are not obtain
 able. but enough has been learned
 to justify the belief that the find
 is both rich and extensive. It Is
 understood that Mir. Church of the Detroit copper company IS inter- ested largely in the new district and is more than pleased with its prospects. It Is said that the ground has already been pretty well taken up, between twenty and thirty locations having been made.
 c. F. Hanson visited the CLARION office last week. He came down from Granville district, where he is interested in some most promis- ing claims, notably the Single-Out and Granville. At the former claim they have about thirty tons of high grade ore on the dump, ready for shipment, which, Mir. Hanson says, at the lowest calcu- lation, will run between S1S0 and S2OO to the ton. MT. H. has an abiding faith in his claims, and be- lieves that the whole district will yet prove the richest silver find ever made in the Territory.
 w. H. Black was in town the past week from his claims at the new strike, two miles and half west of Gray's peak. He feels well pleased with his prospects there, and says that assays run all the way from SIG to sS2 per ton, mostly gold. The lodges are large and have splendid indications.
 Bill Swallow has recently made what promises, from surface indi- cations, to be an exceedingly rich strike about five miles north of Clifton on the east side of the river. He has a ledge of between four and five feet, of lead carbonates, assays of which, from surface crop pings. have gone from S7S0 to $500. In close vicinity to this clam is one located by Messsrs. Baker, John and Lew Friend, winch has a six-foot ledge in lime formation, showing lead carbon ates and some native silver. No assays have been made from this claim, but it is pronounced very rich.
 Charley Thompson informs us that he has made a discovery ad- joining the Dorsey and Greenlee camp which promises wonders and which he has named the Last Chance. It is on the south side of Dorsey gulch. He has two lodges running side by side, averaging ten feet between walls, the respec- tive leads being four feet and three feet in width. The ore is free milling gold, and assays made from ores from both leads average between S2O and S23 per ton. the lowest being S9 70 and the highest S66 37. His claim in situated on the side of mountain, which will only require the driving of straight drift to give him a depth of 300 feet from the apex of his claim. Mir. Thompson will have an arastra running in few days.
 During the past week gold-pan tests of ore have been made in Clifton from ore taken from new prospects on the Merrimac claim in Greenlee district, which have shown up exceedingly rich in coarse gold. The owners of this claim, during the past week, crush ed about a ton and a half of ore in their arastra, but were compelled to shut down on account of their animals giving out. New horses will be secured this week, when operations will he resumed. The owners confidently expect to make a splendid clean-up.
 A number or new prospectors have been noticed in Clifton the past week. A party who came in last night reported that they had been out for three months on a trip, and that they were better pleased with the indications found in this neighborhood than any dis trict which they had seen.
 A sale of the Dorsey gold mine over near the San Carlos reserva- ton, near Clifton, is on foot. which may result in Hank" and his part ners getting over S20.00O.- Silver